You woke up with a brilliant idea that you know is going to be the next best thing, but now what?

The share of funding secured by female founders is unfairly and disproportionately low, a state of affairs that has remained unchanged for many years despite advances made in other areas of gender equality in business.

Women, tech, sustainability – all buzzwords at the moment. But Noleen Mariappen, Impact Entrepreneur and Advisor, can tell you that the journey for a woman in the tech space is far from all buzz!

Despite efforts of businesses to improve gender equality in the workplace, women are still unequally impacted by COVID and the cost-of-living crisis. The pandemic and current economic conditions have acted as major barriers towards women succeeding in technology related careers, new research suggests.

As more startups expand internationally, and look abroad for expansion opportunities earlier in their life cycle, the tax function has shot up the boardroom priority list to mitigate against hefty revenue losses and risk of non-compliance with local tax guidelines.

As manufacturing startups rely more on digital technologies, they become more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

It feels like artificial intelligence has developed more in the past week than it has in the last 10 years.

NatWest and Meta have launched a partnership to offer financial readiness training and other support to female business owners.

We’ve got a femtech problem.

Before I was a banker, I was a founder. 

My background is in R&D, marketing, and business strategy, so lends itself well to where I find myself today.

The Hustle Awards 2023 are upon us, taking place on July 20th, 2023 at The Steel Yard in London. Enter the awards HERE.

On Saturday 11 March Brighton & Hove’s most established independent coworking community, PLATF9RM, is back for their fourth annual Kickass Women event celebrating the achievements of the inspiring women in our community and beyond.

Sadly, with only 10% of startups making it through their first year, there’s no doubt they face a challenge ahead of them. Reasons for this can include poor budgeting, misplaced marketing, lack of research, and/or choosing the wrong partners.

Futurebuild is setting the stage for the construction industry to come together and share innovations in our joint goal of net zero. Taking place from March 7th to March 9th at London’s ExCeL, it will see creative startups and SMEs given the chance to share their pioneering ideas and products working to make net zero possible. The event is a unique opportunity to witness ground-breaking change first-hand, so we have put together five ways in which you can make the most out of Futurebuild 2023.